Note From Alanda Craft: Lalita's Origami Bag is just beautiful. I love the fabric she has chosen and the little blue daisies on the handle just add to the main fabric. Thank you for sharing your origami bag with us Lalita. It's really lovely and I'm happy to hear that you liked the tutorial. Watch the video below if you would like to learn how to make your … [Read more...] about Readers Project: Lalita’s Origami bag
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Adding to Our Scrapbooking Paper Stash – Shopping Haul
I am currently making an album which requires a piece of fabric on the spine and an anchor on the cover, so off we went to purchase some fabric from Spotlight. On the way we stopped at Wrapped in Paper in Gold Creek to see if they had an anchor to suit my purpose. Well of course we didn't just stop at looking for an anchor but ended up buying a couple of beautiful double … [Read more...] about Adding to Our Scrapbooking Paper Stash – Shopping Haul
Paper Clip Embellishment Tutorial
In this tutorial, we are going to make some pretty paper clip embellishments from scraps in your stash. I made these using some of the leftover pieces from the lovely paper strip tags that Paula made recently, and added some ribbons, lace, cheesecloth etc.These are so easy to make and you can use leftover scraps from your current project to make these embellishments to … [Read more...] about Paper Clip Embellishment Tutorial
How to Make a Thank You Card Using Distress Oxide Inks and Dies
I've always been a bit of a fan of Tim Holtz Distress Inks and I particularly like the Oxide version. They blend beautifully and create great looking backgrounds for cards. With this in mind, I decided to create a Thank You card since I had a die that we purchased from Simon Says Stamp that I had been wanting to try out. The Thank You die we have is a CZ Design Extra … [Read more...] about How to Make a Thank You Card Using Distress Oxide Inks and Dies
Vintage Paper & Ephemera Unboxing – Which Craft Do You Do
We are totally into making junk journals at the moment. They are less structured than mini-albums so making them is a freeing experience. However, we have one big issue when it comes to making junk journals and that is finding the vintage paper and ephemera to add to the journal to make it something special. Sure you can scour antique stores and op shops but it can take a … [Read more...] about Vintage Paper & Ephemera Unboxing – Which Craft Do You Do